Yellow Banks Access Boat Ramp
Yellow Banks Access Boat Ramp is a public access point in Polk County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the Yeader Creek-Des Moines River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Des Moines River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Des Moines River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Yellow Banks Access Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Pleasant Hill Boat Ramp 2.3 mi away
- Runnells Access 7.3 mi away
- Birdland Park 8.3 mi away
- Prospect Park 9.7 mi away
- Sycamore Access 14 mi away
- Sub-1 Ramp 29 mi away
- Hwy 210 Access 30 mi away
- Sportsman Ramp 34 mi away
Other boat ramps in Polk County
Polk County tracks 18 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Des Moines River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Yellow Banks Access Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Yellow Banks Access Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Pleasant Hill Boat Ramp Des Moines River 2.3 mi away
- Birdland Park Des Moines River 8.3 mi away
- Des Moines Water Works Park North Raccoon River 9.5 mi away
- Prospect Park Des Moines River 9.7 mi away
- Sycamore Access Des Moines River 14 mi away